ELH Waggonbau Niesky GmbH manufactures freight wagons at its Niesky site and, according to the management report, can look back on over 100 years of rail vehicle construction. On a production area of approx. 37,000 sqm the company develops and manufactures freight wagons for special applications and the logistics sector as well as shells in aluminium and steel for passenger transport; the portfolio also includes components such as low-noise, maintenance-friendly bogies and assemblies. The machinery includes modern CNC-controlled milling and drilling machines, flame-cutting and press-brake machines and welding robots, and in the 2019 financial year 372 wagons were sold with production of 380 wagons. According to the management report WBN is counted among the significant freight wagon manufacturers in Europe due to its innovation capability, quality and reliability; vehicles and bogies are tailored, tested, approved and certified to the currently valid TSI.
Entwicklung, Herstellung Vermarktung von schienengebundenen Fahrzeugen, Herstellung von Produkten und Komponenten für schienengebundenen Verkehr, Herstellung und Bearbeitung von Komponenten im Bereich Maschinenbau, Entwicklung und Herstellung von Produkten aus dem Bereich Spezialmaschinenbau sowie Handel mit den vorbezeichneten Fahrzeugen und Komponenten einschließlich des Bezugs dieser von Dritten
Converted using the official Destatis and Eurostat correspondence tables; ISIC Rev. 4 is the United Nations' international industry classification.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Dresden Local Court, HRB 37285 (as of 25 October 2026)
| Name | Type | City |
|---|---|---|
| Petr Vavroš | Geschäftsführer(in) | Žilina |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Dresden Local Court, HRB 37285 (as of 25 October 2026)
| Date | Event Type | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 11.02.2019 | Business Address Change | Am Waggonbau 11, 02906 Niesky |
| 31.08.2018 | Company Name Change | ELH Waggonbau Niesky GmbH |
| 31.08.2018 | Registered Seat Change | Niesky |
| Date | Type | Change | Total Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.01.2018 | Share Capital Set | — | 25.000 € |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Dresden Local Court, HRB 37285 (as of 25 October 2026)
| Year | Revenue | Profit | Balance | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rohergebnis€16.4M2 | -€357,661 | €28,190,312 | — |
| 2018 | Rohergebnis€02 | -€90,153 | €33,971,883 | — |
| 2017 | small company1 | €0 | €25,000 | — |
1 Small companies are not required to publish a profit-and-loss statement (§ 326 (1) HGB). The figure shown is the statutory ceiling under § 267 HGB where the balance-sheet total makes it binding — a company may exceed at most one of the three size criteria.
2 Rohergebnis nach § 276 HGB: Umsatzerlöse abzüglich Materialaufwand bzw. Herstellungskosten. Kleine und mittelgroße Kapitalgesellschaften dürfen diese Posten zusammenfassen; die Umsatzerlöse selbst sind dann nicht veröffentlicht und liegen über dem Rohergebnis.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Dresden Local Court, HRB 37285 (as of 25 October 2026)
| Cost type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel Costs | €12,628,502 | 89.6% |
| Depreciation | €1,099,888 | 7.8% |
| Interest & Similar | €362,610 | 2.6% |
